Cerner Employee Reviews for Software Engineer

"Cerner is a high demand organization with excellent benefits."

"Excellent, growing company with lots of opportunity but associates are expendable."

What do you like about working at Cerner?

"Cerner is growing at a very fast pace. It's a very stable career if you are good at what you do, and I value stability a great deal."

What don't you like about working at Cerner?

"Associates are expendable and they tend to burn people out."

"Cerner, great place to work"

What do you like about working at Cerner?

"Cerner has a lot of great people working there. Lots of diverse personalities and met a few friends that I will have for the rest of my life. Everyone is very down to earth and doesn't mind rolling up their sleeves to get the job done. There were numerous opportunities for advancement, not just in my field but also opportunities to branch out into other fields as well. Another great part is the work you do at Cerner really makes a difference in the lives of patients in hospitals around the world."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The interview process was pretty relaxed when I went through. They really want to make sure that you're going to fit into the corporate culture more than they are concerned that you are the best at what you do. Once you start working there you will undergo an extensive training program that will help acclimate you to the Cerner way of doing things."

What don't you like about working at Cerner?

"There were a number of short deadlines, long hours and late nights. And occasionally it was easy to feel that your hard work went unrecognized. Individual managers generally did their best to make everyone feel appreciated, but beyond that upper management rarely took notice."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep an open mind. You hire a lot of very smart people, and then take all their decision making away from them. Don't try to micro-manage a 7000 person company from the top. Instead allow direct managers and team leads the authority to make decisions that best fit their team."

"Cerner is a very fast-paced cream of the crop company located unfortunately in the heart of America."

What do you like about working at Cerner?

"Decent pay, good work/life balance"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I have plenty. This company is not for slackers and you absolutely must be qualified in your field to take on the tasks at hand. Programmers must be flexible and enjoy a fast paced environment."

What don't you like about working at Cerner?

"Demanding overtime, poorly located"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management overall is good. But extreme company dedication via overtime often plays a major role in promotions."